Tag: fear
COVID-19: A Lesson in Why the Truth Should Matter to Christians
Here at Disruptive Reality, our last three Bible study videos have focused on a key principle found in John chapter 8: being made free by the truth. The truth is incredibly important to me. It is critical to my existence. Therefore, it's difficult for me to understand why so many…
I Am No Better – Eccl. 7:15-29
Imagine the U.S. wasn't a representative republic. Instead, imagine our government was set up as a monarchy. Imagine you were made king. You had all the power, all the wealth, etc. How would that make you feel? If you're like most people, pretty special. You would feel like you were…
OMG! It’s the Omicron Variant!
As a general rule, I don't like to mix politics with matters of faith. But when politics affect matters of faith directly, that's a different question. Such is the case with COVID and the new omicron variant. I recently heard from friends lamenting the fact that their church had returned…
Fear and Faith Can’t Play Together – Lk. 8:19-40
A couple of month into the coronavirus crisis I recorded a video blog in which I posed the question, "How long are we going to live in fear?" The video was partially motivated by seeing so many churches close down in fear of the virus and government dictates. Even today,…
No Need to Live in Fear – Prov. 3:21-26
Being afraid is normal. Fear is a natural emotion God placed in us for survival. Indeed, there are some things in Scripture we are told to fear. For example, we are told to fear the Lord. We are told in Matt. 10:28 to fear "him which is able to destroy…